‘Significant damage’ to M6 barrier after North Staffordshire smash between cars and truck

A crash between a truck and two cars has caused 'significant damage' to a barrier on the M6 in North Staffordshire. And this morning's collision has resulted in one lane out on the southbound and another on the northbound.

Now National Highways is warning of delays in both directions. StokeonTrentLive had previously reported [1] how initially one lane was out on the southbound - with the crash bringing the carriageway to a halt. Advertisement

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Another lane had to be shut on the other side due to the damage.

A post National Highways post on X states: "Lane 3 (of 3) is closed in both directions on the M6 in Staffordshire between Junction 16 and Junction 15 due to a collision involving 2 cars and a lorry.